The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25

Dy tue DIek0r6n uOG giving ASSN ~
counsel"
This order OF things" says Heber
''increased during the winter 10 sucn an
extent that q mans life vas 10 DAGGER
the moment he spoke in defence OF the
Prophet of God. During this TINE
had MANY DAYS of sorrow and mourn
Ing, for my heart sickened to see !ne
awful extent that things were getuHg
TO. The o1lly source of consolation l
had. was in bending my knees conun-
uaIIy before nv Father in Heaven, and
asking him TO sustain me snd preserve
me from falling INTO snares, atfd from
betrsyinS my brethren as Others mao
done; for those who apostatiZsd sought
every means and opportunity to draw
others after them. They also entered
into combinations to obtain wealth By
fraud aid every means that was evil. "
At this crisis in the affairs OF tbs
Church, the Lord revealed to Joseph
that "something new must be done for
its s.lvation.r The good ship Zion,
storm TO ,sed and tempest driven, her
sails rent, her timbers sprung, por-
ton of her officers and crew In open
nutiny. was drifting, with fearful
rRpidity toward the rocks aud breakers
Of destruction. -"
Joseph was denounced as a fallen
prophet" ny men who had been his i'm
mediate friends and confidential ad-
Eisers, and the divinity of hiSmission
was being doubted by many who had
received through him q testimony OF
the truth, the gift of the Holy Ghost, a
knowledge of God and Christ, whom to
know is life eternal. q.
WhRt"new thing" under these cir
0umstanees, was destined to save the
Church %. In what manner was
Joseph mission, as q prophet OF the
living God. TO be reVindlcated in the
eyes of the Saints and of the world?
ION Sunday, the fourth day OF June,
1887, says Heber G. Kim ball, the Pro-
phet Joseph cane to nae, while was
seated in front of the stand, above the
sacrament table, on the Melchisedek
side OF the Temple, in Kirkland, aud
Heber, the Spirit OF the Lord has
whispered to me, Let my servant
Heber go to England and proclaim my
gospel, and open the door of salvation
to that nation"
The thought was overpoWering. He
had been surprised at his call to the
aPostleship, now he was overwhelmed
Like Jeremiah of old, he staggered un-
der the weight of his OWE weakness, ex
claiming in decentralization: 90, Lord q
am man of stammering tongue. aud
altogether unit for such work; how
can 20 to preach in that land, which
IS so famed throughout Christendom
Tor learning, knowledge and piety; the
nursery of religion; and to people /
whose Intelligence is proyerbiair'
The idea OF being appointed TO such
an important mission was almost more
than l could bear up under; / felt my
, weakness, and was nearly ready to sink
under the burden which was placed upon
me. "a-- $50 81
However, all these considerations
did not deter me from the path of duty; |
the moment 1 understood the will OF |
my heavenly Fa her, | felt q determi |
nation to &C at all hazards, believing |
that He would support me by his al
mighty power, and endoW me With
every qualification that | needed; and |
although nv flmiy was dear 10 |
me, and l should have to leave them |
almost destitute, felt that the cause of
truth, the gospel of Christ, outWeighed
every other consideration. ~ IS
AT this time many faltered in their
faith; even some of the TweIVe were in
rebellion against the Prophet of God
John +. Boynton said to me, If you
are SUCH fool as TO go at the call Ct the
fallen prophet, Joseph Smith, l will not !
help You dime, and if you are cast on
Van Dieman's land. 1 will n make an
effort TO help you Lyman Johnson
said he did not want me to go on nay
mission, but If | was determined to &c,
he would help me all he could; he took
his cloak from OF his back and put it /
on mine; which was the first CLOAK
ever had.
Brothers Sidney Rigdon, j oseph h
Smith, Sen, Brigham Young, Newell
<. Whitney, and others said, Go and /
do as the prophet has told you, and you
shall prosper and be blessed with power
to do glorious work Hyfum, seeing
She ooDdi ion of the Church, when he
talked about my mission, wept like
little child; he was continually blessing {
and encouraging me, and pouring out /
his soul in prophecies upon my head ,
ne sSId, Go, and you shall prosper as {
not many have prospered." S
Ihongh amazed and overwhelmed at ! I
his. call 10 this mission, the voice of I
the Spirit In his own heart had long (
since pre- ilctGd he would some day be q
called to perform just such work. as I
with all men OF destiny, the mountain q
OF his mission doomed before him dimly a
IN the di lance, casting its shadow I
athwsrt his soul; and there were times L
F'NSAs WV O%AG HCSIHOu nII0 1llC > | l.
common cares, he sought within that t
shade shelter and repose from the a
heat and toll. g
Thus doth the ideal subserve the real 5
Of which what is it but the prophecy? o
II
Only souls where sentiment and feel l
ng dwell, who have been upon the : :
mighty waters, floating like an insect 4
IN leaf amid the immensely of the O.
liquid waste, can realize that awful u
onehness, that sense OF heip;essness @
md utter dependency upon power ~
superior TO mans Atheism, thy home a.
. not the boundless deep! DC an. thou y
.rt religion thou art worshipful. and q
hroWest heaVsnward the thoughts of Im9
nan as Though they we're thy spray! "
Especially was it 50 with Heber and a.
ais companions, God-fearing men, upon W
whom rested the burden OF a mission bl
raught vita salvation 20 thousands. DC
che selemnities of eternity epcom- In
PASSED them, AID they felt as little VI
hildren in II 2 presencsot the Infinite. vi